| 词条 | Barbara Calvert |
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| name = Barbara Calvert | honorific_suffix = QC | birth_name = Barbara Adamson Parker | birth_date = {{Birth date|1926|4|30|df=y}} | birth_place = Leeds, Yorkshire, England | death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|7|22|1926|4|30|df=y}} | death_place = | nationality = British | other_names = Barbara, Lady Lowry Barbara Calvert, Lady Lowry | citizenship = United Kingdom | education = St Helen's School | alma_mater = London School of Economics | occupation = Barrister | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = | spouse = {{marriage|John Thornton Calvert|1948|1987|end=died}} {{marriage|The Lord Lowry|1994|15 January 1999|end=died}} | children = Two }} Barbara Adamson Calvert, QC (née Parker; 30 April 1926 – 22 July 2015), known as Barbara, Lady Lowry after her second marriage, was a British barrister specialising in family law. She was the first woman to be a Head of Chambers when she founded 4 Brick Court in 1974. She was also the first woman to become a Bencher of the Middle Temple when she was elected in 1982. Early lifeCalvert was born on 30 April 1926 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.[1] Her father was Albert Parker CBE, a chemist. She was educated at St. Helen's School, an independent all-girls school in Northwood, London. She went on to study economics at the London School of Economics.[2] Legal careerAfter her first marriage in 1948, Calvert was a housewife.[2] At a New Year's Eve party in the late 1950s, she was encouraged by a friend of her husband to look at a career in law.[3] On 24 November 1959, she was called to the bar at Middle Temple;[4] at that time, only 3% of barristers were women.[3] She joined the chambers ran by John Platts-Mills as a barrister.[2] In 1974, she set up her own chambers at 4 Brick Court.[3] In doing so, she became the first female Head of Chambers.[2] It had four women as founding members and the chambers was quickly nicknamed "the Monstrous Regimen of Women" (a play on The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstruous Regiment of Women).[5] In 2000, the chambers merged with another to form Coram Chambers.[5] On 6 April 1978, she was called to the Inner Bar of Northern Ireland; she therefore became a Queen's Counsel (QC).[6] She was the first female QC to be called in Northern Ireland.[3] She was appointed a Recorder, a part-time judge, on 7 November 1980 with effect from 10 November.[7] On 15 March 1982, she was elected a Bencher of the Middle Temple;[4] the first woman to receive that honour.[3] In 1986, she left her chambers and was appointed Chair of the Industrial Tribunals, the independent judicial bodies that deal with employment law matters in Northern Ireland.[2][8] She was the first female to be appointed to this post.[3] Later lifeCalvert was an honorary door tenant of 1 Pump Court Chambers.[9] At the age of 75, she became chairwoman of the Grandparents' Federation (now the Grandparents' Association), a charity for grandparents' rights.[2] She later stood down and was appointed a Vice-President.[10] She died on 22 July 2015, aged 89.[2] A memorial service was held on 13 November 2015 at the Temple Church, City of London.[11] Personal lifeIn 1948, at the age of 21, she married John Thornton Calvert.[2][3] Together, they had two children; Paul and Sandra. He was 20 years older than her and died in 1987.[2] In 1994, she married Lord Lowry, a former Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland. He died in January 1999.[12] See also
References1. ^{{cite news|last1=Lawson|first1=Elizabeth|title=Barbara Calvert obituary|url=https://www.theguardian.com/law/2015/aug/12/barbara-calvert|accessdate=12 August 2015|work=The Guardian|date=12 August 2015}} {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Calvert, Barbara}}2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 {{cite news|title=Barbara Calvert QC (Lady Lowry)|url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/obituaries/article4510795.ece|accessdate=30 July 2015|work=The Times|date=29 July 2015}} 3. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite news|title=Cycling QC who defies convention|url=http://www.thelawyer.com/cycling-qc-who-defies-convention/89909.article|accessdate=30 July 2015|work=The Lawyer|date=21 April 1998}} 4. ^1 {{cite web|title=Mrs Barbara Calvert QC|url=http://www.middletemple.org.uk/bencher-persons-view?cid=31821|website=Masters of the Bench|publisher=Middle Temple|accessdate=30 July 2015}} 5. ^1 {{cite web|title=Obituary: Barbara Calvert QC|url=http://www.coramchambers.co.uk/barbaraqc/|website=News & Articles|publisher=Coram Chambers|accessdate=30 July 2015}} 6. ^{{cite news|title=Crown Officer for Northern Ireland|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Belfast/issue/3533/page/289|accessdate=30 July 2015|work=The Belfast Gazette|issue=3533|date=14 April 1978|page=289}} 7. ^{{London Gazette |issue=48369 |date=13 November 1980 |page=15760 }} 8. ^{{cite web|title=Tribunals|url=http://www.employmenttribunalsni.co.uk/|website=The Office of the Tribunals|accessdate=30 July 2015}} 9. ^{{cite web|title=Hon. Door Tenants|url=http://1pumpcourt.co.uk/who-are-we/hon-door-tenants/|website=1 Pump Court|accessdate=30 July 2015}} 10. ^{{cite web|title=MEMBERSHIP |url=http://www.grandparents-association.org.uk/professional.html |website=FOR PROFESSIONALS |publisher=The Grandparents' Association |accessdate=30 July 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150802023413/http://www.grandparents-association.org.uk/professional.html |archivedate=2 August 2015 |df= }} 11. ^{{cite news|title=Memorial service: Barbara Calvert QC (Lady Lowry)|url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/life/courtsocial/article4615610.ece|accessdate=26 November 2015|work=The Times|date=17 November 2015}} 12. ^{{cite news|last1=Bew|first1=Paul|title=Obituary: Lord Lowry|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-lord-lowry-1074695.html|accessdate=30 July 2015|work=The Independent|date=18 January 1999}} 8 : 1926 births|2015 deaths|British Queen's Counsel|Members of the Middle Temple|Members of the Bar of Northern Ireland|People educated at St Helen's School|Alumni of the London School of Economics|People from Leeds |
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